Study On Origin And Development Of Hakkas Zheng

Hakkas Zheng is one of the important traditional genres of Zheng zither in China, which was universally acknowledged as a distinctive genre in the middle of the 20th century.There are many factors for the formation of Hakkas Zheng.This article selects 7 aspects:the origin in music,history,geography,culture,time background,key mover, and aesthetics,to state clearly and explore systematically the influence of them on founding Hakkas Zheng,based on a large number of materials.This thesis is made up of nine sections,all of which can be summed up as four levels.The first level is about the origin of Hakkas Zheng in music(please refer to the first section).The relation was analyzed between Hakkas Zheng and the Sixian music(a kind of music performed on the silk string instrument)in Guangdong Hanyue(one of the musical varieties in Guangdong province),local opera music and popular tune in Dapu county.In the level two(please refer to section two to five),the inseparable relations between the formation of Hakkas Zheng and four social elements:history,geography, culture,and times,were analyzed in depth.There are three sections in the following level(please refer to section six to eight). The main contributions of He Yuzhai and Luo Jiuxiang,who were the key players in pushing Hakkas Zheng music to be a genre were researched,and also the net of the succession of teachings from many Zheng's masters to their disciples in Dapu county before 1950 was stated.As for the last level,it just includes the section nine.In this section,the differences of styles between Hakkas Zheng and the other main traditional Zheng genres in China were discussed firstly,furthermore,an argument was elicited that the special seeking on aesthetics for the zitherists of Hakkas Zheng is the most important reason to lead it distinguished from others.